CVE-2024-53220: Linux kernel · f2fs: fix to account dirty data in __get_secs_required()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:46 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Dec 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel. Users should apply the official kernel update that includes the patch for CVE-2024-53220. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated.
Description
CVE-2024-53220 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's f2fs filesystem related to improper accounting of dirty data in the __get_secs_required() function. When checkpoint_disabling and lfs_mode are both enabled, the system may incorrectly calculate free segments, leading to a system panic due to running out of free segments during block allocation. This can cause a kernel BUG and system crash.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53220 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1acd73edbbfef2c3c5b43cba4006a7797eca7050 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e58b2987960efcd917bc42da781cee256213618 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9313b85ddc120e2d2f0efaf86d0204d4c98d60b1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e812871c068cc0f91ff9f5cee87d00df1c44aae4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1b8bfe8d2f2fdf905d37c174d5bc1cd2b6910c5 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)